Laura Loomer is wrong about this Bill. Here is a link to the text: https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2838.pdf.
From the proposed legislation:
(3) President and vice president. In accordance with and in
furtherance of the requirements under the United States Constitution, Article II,
each candidate must provide authentic, documented proof of meeting the
requirements of these offices before the person can be placed on a ballot within
this state, including proof of the following:
(A) The person is of the requisite age;
(B) The person is a natural born citizen of the United States; and
(C) The person has been a lawful resident of the United States for
the requisite period.
(4) Presidential electors...
(B) Effective immediately upon the adoption of this act,
presidential electors for this state are prohibited from casting a vote for
any presidential or vice presidential candidate whose eligibility for office is
in question or doubt at the time of the vote, and until such time as the
candidate has been properly investigated and cleared of any reasonable
doubt.
(C) Candidates or electors who knowingly attempt to secure
these offices by providing false or misleading information in order to
appear on the ballot, must be immediately disqualified from the election,
prohibited from seeking any political office in the future, and investigated
for an act of sedition or subversion against the people of the United
States
* * *
The legislation prohibits and elector from casting a ballot for POTUS or VPOTUS if the candidate fails to provide proof of eligibility under Article II of the United States Constitution — age, natural born citizenship, and residency. It does not reference the Sedition Clause in the 14th Amendment directly or indirectly. The legislation clearly defines natural born citizens and naturalized citizens, dand distinguishes the two types of citizenship with respect to eligibility under Article II.
THE CLEAR PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION IS TO KEEP THE LIKES OF HALEY, HARRIS, AND OBAMA OFF THE BALLOT — NOT TRUMP.
Laura Loomer owes a big apology to the so-called RINO who introduced the proposed legislation.
So… guilty until proven innocent?
The voters are deep red, but the Legislature is infiltrated by RINO traitors.
Kamala Harris? Nikki Haley? Vivek Ramaswamy?
Pretty low bar. Question, doubt, reasonable doubt. Not even a conviction of crime.
And these are Republicans.
“The bill would go into effect immediately after being signed, and it would “BAN Presidential electors from the state of Tennessee from casting a vote for any presidential or vice presidential candidate whose eligibility for office is in question or doubt”
“question or doubt” by whom???? Anyone.
The propoased language leaves it so open as how such “question or doubt” is either quanitified or qualified. I think any high court, state of federal would agree.
I don’t believe this at all. Our local talk shows would be all over it.
Not a word.
Better not
Im voting in the morning...
Voting for President trump for the 5th time
Early voting in TN
Wednesday Feb 14 until Friday Feb 27
Mon-Fri 9-6pm Sat 9-4pm
Regular Primary on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Trump 2024
WOO WOO
Guilty until proven innocent. Nothing illegal about that.
I always feared that TN conservatism is a myth.
The Framers intended the Electors to that "no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector." Laws like this usurp the power of Electors by the legislatures that are passing these laws.
Article II Section 1 says:
Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.It is my belief that the " Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct" only applies to how Electors are selected, but cannot apply to how they vote. If legislatures can pass laws forcing Electors to vote a certain way, then the legislatures become the de facto Electors and Electors become rubber-stamps of the legislatures.
-PJ
““whose eligibility for office is in question or doubt at the time of the vote””
questioned or in doubt by WHOM?
Our posted contributor writers need to be very careful and clear in what they originally wrote.
One mistake major or sometimes minor ones, can destroy a reputation for accuracy and trustworthiness. We cannot afford to do this.
Looks like TN SB2838 has “withdrawn” as current status as of 2/13/24.